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☆ Ex-Virginia officer who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty of firearm charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

FAIRFAX, Va. — A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect outside a busy shopping mall. But the jury did convict the former police sergeant, Wesley Shifflett, of reckless handling of a firearm in connection with the shooting. After the shots were fired, Shifflett immediately yelled “stop reaching” and told other officers that he saw Johnson reaching in his waistband. During cross-examination, Sands asked Shifflett about shooting Johnson before commanding that the victim “stop reaching.”“My motor functions were operating more quickly than I could verbalize,” Shifflett said. The special grand jury returned indictments on charges including involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm.

Persons: Wesley Shifflett, Shifflett, Timothy McCree Johnson, Johnson, ”, Jenna Sands, “, Sands, ” Shifflett, Johnson’s, I’m, Kevin Davis, Davis, ” Davis, ” Prosecutors, Steve Descano Organizations: Prosecutors, Fairfax County Police, Tysons, Police, ”, Shifflett Locations: FAIRFAX, Va, —, Virginia, ”, Fairfax, Fairfax County

☆ Bailey Sharp, 23, was killed after plotting California man's murder; co-conspirators sentenced to life, as seen on Dateline
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Rebeccah Glaser | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

For years, Jeff Sharp often relied on the same refrain when he came upon an addict. The only reason Bailey wasn’t charged in Hilbert’s murder, Zois told “Dateline,” is because she is dead. A lawyer for Bischoff disputed this account, telling “Dateline” that his client had nothing to do with Hilbert’s murder. Bailey Sharp, 23, was killed weeks after Justin Hilbert's murder. And without that money, the arrangement between Bischoff, Bailey and Serrano fell apart in the weeks that followed.

Persons: Jeff Sharp, Sharp, —, ”, Bailey, Bailey Sharp, Justin Hilbert —, — Bailey, Amy Zois, Zois, Jared Bischoff, Bischoff, Danny Serrano, Bailey wasn’t, Ericka Sharp, “, Ericka, Jeff, it’s, ” Jeff, he’d, ” Ericka, hadn’t, Tonya Reppe, Justin Hilbert, Hilbert, Bailey —, Serrano, Bailey’s, Lance Stoyer, Justin Hilbert's, Reppe, Stoyer, Hilbert —, she’d, Ricky, Bischoff’s, ” Zois, Dateline ”, Cathy, Steve Hudson Organizations: Seattle Police, Riverside, Former Navy, “ Dateline, ”, Zois, Sheriff’s, Facebook, NBC, “, Dateline, Sharps, “ Dateline ” Locations: Southern California, Riverside County, Riverside, Inland, Riverside , Calif, Seattle, California, Texas, she’d, Palm Springs

☆ Yellow jackets in Helene aftermath and prosecutor reviews Menendez brothers' conviction: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

And Kim Kardashian advocates for the release of the Menendez brothers. Chris Kofinis, a Democratic strategist, said Harris’ campaign is banking on Trump’s weaknesses being enough to carry Harris to victory. as the Harris campaign works to engage a group of voters threatening to defect over the Biden administration’s handling of the situation in the Middle East. People who are allergic to bees are usually allergic to yellow jackets as well, though the scale of the reaction may differ. Meanwhile, prosecutors in California said they are reviewing the Menendez brothers’ convictions to determine whether they should be resentenced and potentially released.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Kim Kardashian, Menendez, ‘, Harris, Justin Sullivan, Donald Trump, Harris ’, she’s, “, ”, Steve Shurtleff, Chris Kofinis, ” Harris, Tim Walz, Trump, Walz, Barack Obama, Hezbollah’s, Hezbollah's, Hashem Safieddine, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Nasrallah, Chris Hayes, L.A, Lyle, Erik, ” Kardashian, Erik Menendez, Netflix’s, Read, George Gascón, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Jeff Greenberg, Helene, Alexandra Byrne, — Rich Bellis, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Cochise College Douglas Campus, Democratic, New, CBS, Minnesota Gov, Gov, Biden, East, NBC News, IDF, North Carolina State University, NBC, Netflix, Arts, Universal, Getty, River Arts Locations: North Carolina, Douglas , Arizona, New Hampshire, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Beirut, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Carolina, Hurricane, Beverly Hills , California, California, Colorado, “, Asheville, N.C

☆ Celebrities who partied with Diddy may want to contact their lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Celebrities who partied with Combs may want to consult their lawyers, entertainment attorneys told BI. AdvertisementCelebrities who attended Sean "Diddy" Combs' parties should consider lawyering up, even if they attended one of his more high-profile soirees. "He's had many legitimate parties over the years and, chances are, most celebrities and guests were not aware of his sex parties." AdvertisementThe "Freak Offs," prosecutors say, occurred regularly, often in hotel rooms, and sometimes lasted multiple days. "Sean Combs' white parties and other events were iconic, a true convergence of hip-hop, Hollywood, and Black excellence.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Wayne Dennison, Brown Rudnick, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Dennison, Neama Rahmani, they're, Rahmani, Stuart Morton, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Tre Lovell, Lovell, He's, Marc Agnifilo, Jane Rosenberg, Sean Combs, Johnny Nunez, WireImage, Adria, Jonathan Davis Organizations: Service, Hamptons, West, Trial, Getty, Los, Lovell, Reuters, White Party Locations: Beverly Hills, St, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ A Nevada official was found guilty of using $70K meant for a statue of a slain police officer for plastic surgery, her daughter's wedding, and rent
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A jury found Nevada official Michele Fiore guilty of misusing $70,000 meant for a memorial. The statue was to honor a Las Vegas police officer killed in the line of duty. Prosecutors said funds were spent on personal expenses like rent, plastic surgery, and a wedding. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, along with fellow officer Igor Soldo, was shot and killed "execution-style" while eating lunch in June 2014, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. An exhibit list showed that FBI agents also seized invoice documents for a Las Vegas plastic surgery practice.

Persons: Michele Fiore, —, KLAS, Fiore, Donald Trump, Alyn Beck, Igor Soldo, Dahoud Askar, Michael Sanft Organizations: Las, Prosecutors, Service, Las Vegas, Republican, PAC, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, Business Locations: Nevada, Las, Nye County, Caribbean, California, Vegas

☆ Video: Ex-prosecutor shares details about new evidence in Menendez brothers’ murder case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ak Pohlers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday of federal witness tampering charges related to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023, according to NBC News affiliate WMC. Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith and Taddarius Bean were accused of depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force, obstructing justice through witness tampering and other crimes. Haley was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to witness tamper and one count of obstruction of justice for witness tampering. Bean and Smith were found guilty on only one count, obstruction of justice for witness tampering, WMC reported. The witness tampering charges carry possible sentences of up to 20 years in prison.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Taddarius Bean, Nichols, Haley, Bean, Smith, RowVaughn Wells, Wells, Lucy Garrett, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, Mills, Martin, ”, pummeled, “, Attorney Elizabeth Rogers, fatherless, ” Mills, “ I’m, Ben Crump, Rodney Wells, Scott Olson, Kathryn Gilbert, John Keith Perry, Stephen Leffler Organizations: Memphis, NBC News, WMC, Mississippi, Christian Church, Prosecutors, U.S, Attorney, Scorpion Unit, NBC Locations: Memphis, Tenn

You think you know the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Both brothers said they had been sexually, physically and emotionally abused for years by their parents. Soon, the Menendez brothers’ case would continue to play out amid another high-profile murder case prosecuted by the same DA’s office. The prosecutor, having successfully argued to exclude the abuse testimony, mocked the brothers’ defense during his closing arguments for not producing any evidence of abuse. Despite overwhelming family testimony acknowledging the abuse Erik and Lyle suffered, the public remained skeptical.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Erik, Menendez, ’, O.J, Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman, Lyle’s, —, Lyle Menendez’s Organizations: Los Angeles, Attorney’s Office, Beverly Hills Locations: Beverly

The county’s machines had to be replaced afterwards when data, including passwords for the machines, was posted online. "It was her job to protect the election equipment, and she turned on it and used her power for her own advantage." Peters said she was simply trying to preserve information to make sure the election was secure, and asked the judge to sentence her to probation. County officials said Peters' continued fraudulent election claims also led to a slew of death threats against election workers while she traveled the country promoting her claims and ignored her professional duties. She was defeated in the Republican primary and alleged election fraud in that race, demanding a recount after losing by 85,000 votes.

Persons: Tina Peters, Mike Lindell, Donald Trump, Peters, Matthew Barrett, Barrett, I'm, Jessica Drake, Matt Crane, Daniel Rubinstein, Pam Anderson Organizations: Dominion Voting Systems, Association, Republican Locations: Colorado, “, Mesa County

☆ NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces ‘possible’ additional charges in corruption case, federal prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams are “possible” and it’s “likely” there will be additional defendants charged as part of the alleged scheme in the federal corruption case, a prosecutor said Wednesday at a court hearing. Federal prosecutor Hagan Scotten said they have evidence that Adams attempted to tamper with a witness in the investigation. The federal prosecutor revealed new information about the investigation, saying it began in the summer of 2021 before Adams became mayor. The additional defendants could be charged in a superseding indictment or in a separate case, Scotten added. Assistant US Attorney Hagen Scotten speaks in Manhattan federal court, as attorney Alex Spiro, center, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, right, look on Wednesday.

Persons: Eric Adams, it’s, Hagan Scotten, Adams, Scotten, Alex Spiro, Hagen Scotten, Elizabeth Williams, Dale Ho, Spiro, hasn’t, Democratic Sen, Bob Menendez’s, ”, – Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York City, FBI, Democratic, City Hall Locations: New York, Manhattan, New, Israel, China, Qatar, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkish, New York City

☆ Madeleine McCann suspect: German prosecutors seek 15-year jail term in separate rape trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Prosecutor Ute Lindemann argued that he should be convicted of two counts of rape and two of sexual abuse, and should be kept in preventive detention after he has served a 15-year sentence, German news agency dpa reported. The suspect hasn’t been charged in the McCann case, in which he is under investigation on suspicion of murder. He is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for a rape he committed in Portugal in 2005. There are no formal pleas in the German legal system and there is no obligation for defendants to respond. In July, the court lifted an arrest warrant in the cases at stake in the current trial, citing a lack of “urgent suspicion” against the defendant.

Persons: Brueckner, Prosecutor Ute Lindemann, Lindemann, hasn’t, McCann Organizations: Berlin AP, Prosecutor Locations: Braunschweig, Germany, Portugal, Praia da Luz

If Trump Wins, Could He Really Use the Justice Department to Jail His Rivals? One of the most powerful appointees within the Justice Department is the director of the F.B.I., who ordinarily serves a 10-year term. He would be limited to a pool of senior Justice Department employees and Senate-confirmed officials, but still…. Even if Trump has installed loyalists at the top levels of the Justice Department, F.B.I. If the public comes to see the Justice Department as compromised, will witnesses and informants continue to cooperate?

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, weaponizing, Harris, Trump, Richard Nixon, Christopher Wray, James Comey, …, Joe Biden, —, Peter Keisler, George W, Bush, “, Hillary Clinton, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Robert Jackson Organizations: Trump, Department, Justice Department, Loyalists, Republicans, Senate, Power, White, Heritage Foundation, Federal, Justice, Prosecutors, Republican, 11th Circuits, Capitol Locations: U.S, Texas, Florida, America

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will remain behind bars, according to a decision filed by the judge overseeing the “Rust” movie armorer's case on Monday. Judge Sommer ruled that Reed’s conviction still holds even though the judge previously determined that the prosecution suppressed evidence in the involuntary manslaughter case against “Rust” star and producer Alec Baldwin. For this reason, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed Baldwin's case, saying New Mexico prosecutors failed to disclose the evidence — a violation of the Brady Law. The sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy,” Sommer said of her decision at the time. Morrissey has since asked the judge to reconsider dismissing the case against Baldwin.

Persons: Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Defendant, ”, Mary Marlowe Sommer, Judge Sommer, “ Rust, Alec Baldwin, Jason Bowles, ” Reed, Haylna Hutchins, Baldwin’s, Troy Teske, Kari Morrissey, Baldwin's, ” Sommer, Morrissey, Baldwin Organizations: NBC News, New, NBC, Colt, Office Locations: New Mexico, Santa Fe, Brady

☆ Christian group Ethnos360 accused of failing to protect girl from abuse, years after ‘significant child safety training’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“Ethnos360 has had a history of child sexual abuse within their community, at different locations across the globe. Tchividjian said the alleged abuse started in 2016 when the girl, identified in the complaint only by her initials, A.W., and the alleged perpetrator were both about 9 years old. It accuses Ethnos360 of failing “to provide any education or training regarding anything related to peer-on-peer child sexual abuse to anyone living on the Ethnos Campus” and failing to adequately investigate abuse allegations. did not tell anyone what was happening because the alleged perpetrator threatened to kill her family if she spoke up. But in the months that followed, the alleged perpetrator was “left alone with children on multiple occasions,” it says.

Persons: Ethnos360, “ Ethnos360, ”, Boz Tchividjian, Billy Graham, Tchividjian, GRACE, “ I’ve, ” A.W, “, Brian Coombs, Coombs, Ethnos360 “, ” Coombs, A.W, he’s, ’, Ethnos360 ’, Larry Brown, Brown, Grant Whidden, Tracey Whidden Organizations: NBC News, New Tribes, NBC, Christian Environment, Ethnos360, New, Florida Department of Children, Missouri Department of Social Services, Assault Locations: Sanford , Florida, Missouri, Florida’s, GRACE, Florida, Spanish

☆ America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Amy Martyn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Organized retail crime "is not shoplifting," the agency says on its website, "and these crimes are not victimless." AdvertisementOne homeless woman in jail who pleaded guilty to felony organized retail theft tells me she steals out of desperation. Gavin Newsom sent $267 million to cities across California to increase arrests of organized retail crime — and the crackdown has escalated dramatically. Even the guy who says he coined the term "organized retail crime" can't say how much is lost to it. Gavin Newsom has provided California cities with $267 million and signed 10 new bills into law to bolster the prosecution of organized retail crime.

Persons: Veronica Lumbreras, Deysi Ramirez, Brooke Jenkins, Lumbreras, Villanueva, Ramirez, Louis Vuitton, Sen, Chuck Grassley, Gavin Newsom, Chanel, ANGELA WEISS, David Johnston, shoplifters, Shalia Brown, she's, Brown, Thomas Riddle, Riddle, Elizabeth Camacho, That's, Jeff Loftin, they're, Eric Risberg, Aziza Graves, Miss Graves, Graves, Jenkins, Maury Povich's, Jeffrey Ross, Ross, there's, Read Hayes, Jeffrey Epstein, San Francisco Bloomingdale's, Alto, Bloomingdale's, Cuauhtemoc Ramirez, Amy Martyn Organizations: San Francisco's Mission, San Francisco Police Department, CVS, Target, National Retail Federation, of Homeland Security, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, San Francisco, Walgreens, Retailers, Gov, Patrol, Saks, Retail Federation, Kroger, San, Nvidia, Employees, Hall of Justice, ABC News, Prevention, Body, Alto, Mental Health, Anadolu, Walmart, Safeway Locations: San Francisco's, Arriba Juntos, Villanueva, Bay, Walnut, San Francisco, Hayward, California, Mission, Napa County, America, Los Angeles, San Francisco's County, Oakland, Bath

"The issue of border security is not a new issue to me. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz.“I’m proud that Democrats, led by the Vice President, are finally talking about border security,” he said. "I won’t only bring back the border security bill that Donald Trump tanked, I will do more to secure our border to reduce illegal border crossings," she said Friday. But Lankford said that reviving this year's border security deal s not so simple and accused Harris of being absent on the issue. “That’s really a border bill.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, won’t, ” Sen, Chris Murphy, Conn, “, ” Harris, Obama, Trump, ” Trump, Joe Biden, ”, Murphy, James Lankford, Kyrsten Sinema, Republicans don’t, Donald Trump tanked, Lankford, Joe, ” Lankford, spokespeople didn't, he’s, Nanette Barragán, It’s, you’ve, you’re, ” Murphy Organizations: NBC News, Trump, GOP, NBC, Republican, Republicans, Democrat, Democratic, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, CHC, “ Locations: U.S, Mexico, Arizona, United States, Douglas , Arizona, California, Sens, Ukraine

☆ Marcellus Williams execution brings fresh scrutiny to Supreme Court’s death penalty approach
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The Supreme Court has a limited role to play death penalty cases,” said Paul Cassell, a University of Utah law professor who is representing a victim’s family in another death penalty case before the high court this year. Another involves an Alabama man who claims he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution under Supreme Court precedent. The Supreme Court’s approach to death penalty appeals is “to correct severe misapplications of constitutional law by America’s state court systems,” said Seth Kretzer, a Texas attorney who has represented death row inmates at the Supreme Court. Alabama is appealing that decision to the Supreme Court and has been waiting more than year for an answer. In Oklahoma, Brenda Andrew faces the death penalty for the 2001 shooting death of her estranged husband.

Persons: Marcellus Williams, Felicia Gayle, Williams, ”, Cliff Sloan, “, dissents, Paul Cassell, Cassell, Richard Glossip, Barry Van Treese, Justin Sneed, Glossip, Sneed, Republican Gentner Drummond, ” Williams, Wesley Bell, Bell, Andrew Bailey, Bailey, Robert Dunham, ” Cassell, Van, ’, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson –, Sotomayor, Kenneth Smith, Smith, ” Smith, Seth Kretzer, Kretzer, Joseph Smith, Brenda Andrew, Andrew, ” CNN’s Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, NAACP, Supreme, Georgetown Law, University of Utah, Republican, Glossip, Democrat, Missouri, Court, Eighth, Alabama, Appeals Locations: Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Oklahoma City, Louis, Texas

☆ Buffalo Wild Wings is still fighting in court to prove its boneless wings aren't just 'chicken nuggets'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Buffalo Wild Wings is defending its "boneless wings" in court against deceptive marketing claims. Buffalo Wild Wings argue it is 'common sense' that they are not actually wings, citing another case. AdvertisementBuffalo Wild Wings has been fighting in court for over a year to prove that its "boneless wings" aren't just chicken nuggets. In court papers, lawyers for Halim argue that the boneless wings are "more akin in composition to a chicken nugget rather than a chicken wing." Buffalo Wild Wings did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the lawsuit filings.

Persons: —, Aimen Halim, Halim, Tom's, Bill Marler, Marler Organizations: Buffalo Wild Wings, Service, Buffalo, Wings, Ohio Supreme, REKM Locations: Ohio

☆ John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

On July 18, a judge sentenced Carter, 36, to the maximum prison term allowed under Ohio law — three years. John Carter with Katelyn Markham. Markham stayed home, Carter told authorities. There was no forensic, eyewitness or video evidence that provided a direct link between Carter and Markham’s death, Gmoser said. A litany of questions remained, Gmoser told “Dateline.” Was Markham killed in Indiana?

Persons: John Carter, Katelyn Markham, — Carter, NBC’s, ”, Markham’s, unraveled, Markham’s death.Weeks, Prosecutors, Carter, —, Michael Gmoser, ” Gmoser, Carter didn’t, Dave Markham, Dave, John, Carter —, Papa, Markham, hadn’t, Detectives, Rebecca Ervin, he’d, Gmoser said.Gmoser, they’d, Ervin, “, Carter wasn’t, Gmoser, ” Ervin, Stephen Maynard, Maynard, ‘, wouldn’t, ” Katelyn Markham, Katelyn, ” Paul Newton, ” Prosecutors, Newton, Weeks, ” “ Organizations: “, Fairfield, Fairfield Police Department, FBI, Ford, “ Dateline, ” Locations: Cincinnati, Indiana, Ohio, Butler, Colorado, Papa Johns, Carter’s, Carter

☆ Harris aims to neutralize a key vulnerability: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur breaks down how Kamala Harris is handling shifting border politics. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker previews next week's vice presidential debate. Harris seeks to neutralize immigration vulnerability as the politics tilt rightBy Sahil KapurKamala Harris is aiming to neutralize a political vulnerability and rebut Donald Trump’s core campaign message today as she takes her tough-on-migration stance to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. Trump has long held a clear advantage among voters on immigration, though NBC News polling shows that edge is narrowing. It also comes after snap polls and many observers concluded Harris bested Trump in their first — and perhaps only — debate.

Persons: Sahil Kapur, Kamala Harris, Kristen Welker, Harris, Sahil Kapur Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris ’, Trump, Joe Biden, won’t, ” Sen, Chris Murphy, Conn, “, ” Harris, Obama, that’s, James Lankford, Vance, Walz, Joe Biden’s, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, Lloyd Bentsen’s, Jack Kennedy ” zinger, Dan Quayle, James Stockdale’s, Republican JD Vance, Tim Walz, ” That’s Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, Democratic Party, NBC News, Republican, GOP, “, Press Locations: U.S, Mexico, Arizona, California

Republicans stand a good chance of erasing the Democrats’ narrow 51-49 Senate majority in November, a hard reality that complicates Harris' transition planning. Members of Harris’ transition team have studied that one — the handoff from Ronald Reagan to George H.W. Harris' team is operating under an unusually compressed timeline and is still building the basic apparatus needed to vet potential hires and staff an administration. Last month, Harris' campaign appointed Yohannes Abraham to run the team that is preparing for a transfer of power. He came to his new role with direct experience, having been executive director of Biden’s transition in 2020.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, who’ve, Joe Biden, Biden, undercutting, —, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, George W, Bush's, Gates, ”, It’s, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, They've, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Donald Trump, Yohannes Abraham, Abraham, Trump, “, she’s, Max Stier, There’s, Christine Wormuth, Kathleen Hicks, Michèle Flournoy, Rosa Brooks, ” Brooks, ” Harris, William Burns, Burns, who've, he's, Rohini Kosoglu, Harris ’, Julianne Smith, Phil Gordon, Sens, Chris Murphy, Chris Coons, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Samantha Power, Walz, Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, it’s “, Gina Raimondo, Joe ”, ” Raimondo, Raimondo Organizations: Republican, Biden, Senate, NBC, Trump, Pentagon, Democratic, Senate Democrats, Republicans, University of Virginia's, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Partnership for Public Service, Army, CIA, White House, NATO, United Nations, U.S . Agency for International Development, Transportation, Biden's Cabinet, Fox News Locations: Washington, George H.W ., U.S, Indonesia, Connecticut, Delaware, United, Biden's

☆ What it would take to remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NYC Mayor Eric Adams insisted that he will remain in office despite his indictment. However, the city's charter outlines two ways Adams could be forcibly removed from his position. AdvertisementAfter news broke that New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five criminal counts, many other politicians started calling on him to resign his post. The committee includes five members: New York City's top attorney, the comptroller, the City Council speaker, the borough president serving the longest consecutive term, and a deputy mayor that the mayor selects, the city charter states. If Adams is removed from office or resigns, Jumaane Williams, the city's public advocate, would serve as acting mayor.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Kathy Hochul, —, Adrienne Adams, Donovan Richards, Brad Lander, Richards, Lander, Muriel Goode, Trufant, Goode, Randy Mastro, Fabien Levy, Jumaane Williams, Williams, Gracie Organizations: Service, New, New York City, Gov, York, City Council, City, Speaker, The New York Times Locations: New York, Gothamist , New York City, Lander, —

Eric Adams was indicted on 5 criminal charges but denies wrongdoing in language that mirrors Trump. AdvertisementNew York City Mayor Eric Adams' indictment may be unprecedented, but his rhetoric isn't. In his staunch denial of any wrongdoing, Adams is sounding eerily similar to another politician: former President Donald Trump. AdvertisementBeyond painting themselves a victim or "target," Trump and Adams struck a similar tone another topic: immigration. At a press conference in New York City on Thursday afternoon, Trump defended Adams and praised the mayor's immigration stance.

Persons: Eric Adams, Biden, Trump, Adams, —, Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, he's, He's, Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Joe Biden, Harris, Kathy Hochul, Democratic National Convention . Sen, Mark Kelly, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, York City, Democrat, Mansion, Biden, Democratic National Convention . Locations: York, Turkish, Fulton County, New York City

☆ New York City taxpayers aren't footing the bill for Eric Adams' criminal corruption case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Eric Adams hired Alex Spiro — also Elon Musk's lawyer — to represent him in his criminal case. But taxpayers aren't paying for the criminal defense bills, a city spokesperson said. AdvertisementNew York City taxpayers aren't on the hook for the legal bill in Eric Adams' federal bribery case, a spokesperson for the mayor confirmed to Business Insider. For that case, Spiro was billing the city for his work — though reportedly charging only $250 per hour instead of the $2,025 per hour rate he's charged other clients. But New York City's coffers aren't being emptied for Spiro's work in the criminal case against Adams, according to Fabien Levy, the city's deputy mayor for communications.

Persons: Eric Adams, Alex Spiro —, Elon Musk's, —, Spiro, Adams, Alex Spiro, Elon Musk, Alec Baldwin, Fabien Levy, Levy, Alex Spiro didn't Organizations: Service, aren't, Business Locations: York City, Manhattan, York, Turkey

☆ Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. His execution came after Republican Gov. The five executions would also mark another grim milestone — 1,600 executions since the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Littlejohn was 20 when prosecutors say he and co-defendant Glenn Bethany robbed the Root-N-Scoot convenience store in south Oklahoma City in June 1992. Littlejohn’s attorneys also argued that killings resulting from a robbery are rarely considered death penalty cases and that prosecutors today would not have pursued the ultimate punishment. Because of the board’s 3-2 recommendation, Stitt had the option of commuting Littlejohn’s sentence to life in prison without parole.

Persons: Emmanuel Littlejohn, Kevin Stitt, “, ”, Stitt, Littlejohn, Glenn Bethany, Kenneth Meers, Meers, Bethany, Emmanuel, he’d, Caitlin Hoeberlein, Attorney Bob Macy, Julius Jones ’, Jones, Bigler Stouffer, James Coddington, Phillip Hancock Organizations: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Republican Gov, Wednesday, U.S, Supreme, Oklahoma, Attorney Locations: McALESTER, Okla, — Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Alabama, U.S, Oklahoma City

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